Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human ...

Depression is a mental illness that can make everyday tasks feel difficult. But health professionals can offer many tools to help keep symptoms at bay. Depression, also referred to as major depressive ...

In 2017, Julie moved to Massachusetts to start a new job in biotech. She was maintaining her relationship with her partner long distance, and starting a new position in an unknown city alone had her ...

This is the first installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, has increased among college ...

Switching from an SSRI to an SNRI typically involves gradually tapering off the SSRI under a doctor’s guidance and starting the SNRI at a low dose. Switching from a selective serotonin reuptake ...

Antidepressants can be a powerful tool in helping deal with depression symptoms, medical experts say. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition ...

The drugs come with special risks for older patients, and there's no good evidence to support their use as pain relief in seniors Doctors may want to think twice about the practice, researchers said ...

A new genetic and clinical analysis suggests that atypical depression represents a distinct biological subtype of the ...

Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Genomics have gained a deeper understanding of why some people are more prone to experiencing side effects when taking antidepressants. Subscribe to ...

A new AI tool developed at the University of South Australia can predict when a patient can safely withdraw from taking long-term antidepressants. Using AI, UniSA researchers analysed passively ...